We live in an age of globalization, which presupposes deep transformations
in the life of world societies. This is indeed a challenge to them as
they are societies of a common culture with a standardized language,
and embodied in common economic, political, and educational institutions.
This is a functional requirement of a modern economy, with its need
for a mobile, educated, and literate work-force. Citizens in such modern
societies display the sort of solidarity essential with a strong sense
of common identity and common membership. However, it is impossible
to keep away from the world surrounding effects of globalization. Like
in many other fields of life linguistic behavior and stance could not
have stayed neutral to this challenging stimulation. Thus, a new sociolinguistic
perspective of globalization that requires a close observation of urban
and local transformations in order to understand the sociolinguistic
phenomenon can provide reevaluation of local and urban events beyond
their own linguistic borders.

Within this frame we would like to discuss identity, authenticity,
urban and local transformations and speech community. Besides, understanding
the effect of globalization on perception of the other (othering) and
sense of belonging or alienation are also of concern to us in this specific
debate. Thus, it is expected to find answers to the following questions:

Is globalization a threat to national languages or not?

What does globalization serve for in the context of language and
culture?

Would regional languages and variations be able to keep their presence
in the globalized world or not?

Combating both sides: The new linguistic-literary
identities of the Rajbanshi community of North Bengal, India
Mithun Narayan Bose (Sarai, Centre for the studies of Developing societies,
New Delhi, India) and Dripta Piplai (Department of Linguistics, University
of Delhi, India)ABSTRACT

The Impact of Globalization on the English Teaching
in Korea: Representation in Korean EFL Textbooks
Lee jin ChoiABSTRACT

Beyond the boarders of the speech communities: Construction
of identity as a ‘member’ of the ‘global’
academic discourse community
Hatice Çubukçu (Çukurova University) ABSTRACT

English/Kuwaiti Arabic Code-switching as an evidence
of the role of English in Kuwait
Abdulmohsen Dashti (Assistant Professor Chairman of the English department
PAAET, College of Basic Education)ABSTRACT

Reconciling local identities and global aspirations
through language use in the Moroccan women’s press
Marley Dawn (University of Surrey)ABSTRACT

The Impact of economic development on rural Afrikaans
dialects in Kai !Garib
Mark De vos (Department of English Language and Linguistics Rhodes
University, Grahamstown, South Africa)ABSTRACT